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  • France - French Fields of Rememberance
    OVERVIEW
    DETAILED ITINERARY

    Day 1: Paris to Corbie
    Your private car and driver will pick you up at your Paris hotel at 1pm for transfer to the Somme. Arrival around 3Pm and check into an elegant hotel in Corbie. There are many restaurants within a few minutes walk. Should you wish to visit the town of Amiens, it is 15 minutes by taxi. Evening at leisure.
     
    Day 2:  Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne, Fromelles and Pozieres (B)
    After breakfast your private minibus and driver will pick you up at 9am for a tour to some of the major sites such as Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne, Fromelles and Pozieres. Please advise us of any particular places of interest to you. Return to Corbie around 5pm. Evening at leisure.

    Day 3:  Flanders (B)
    Check out of the hotel and pick up at 10am. Today’s tour will concentrate on Flanders: Messines Ridge, Polygon Wood, Ypres and finishing with the “Menin Gate Ceremony”. Your driver will drop you at your hotel in Lille at around 9pm. Either at the l’Hermitage Gantois or the Couvent des Minimes. 



    Day 4:  Departure (B)
    Make your own way to your next destination or request a transfer at an additional cost.

    Included:

    • Private transfer from Paris to Corbie

    • 2 nights accommodation at a luxury Hotel in Corbie
and one nights accommodation at a 4 star Hotel in Lille
    • Breakfast daily

    • One full day private tour by minibus - Somme area as per itinerary

    • One full day private tour by minibus to Ypres as per itinerary

    • Entrance to all sites including one museum

    • Services of an English speaking driver/guide

    DETAILS
    PRICE
    From AUD1,480.00 per person, twin share.
    YOU WILL LOVE

    The “Menin Gate Ceremony” held every night at 8pm.

    DATES
    Year round
    France - French Fields of Rememberance

    For a different style of holiday in France, visit the French Fields of Remeberance. These guided tours are organised and guided by Australians for Australians, in private vehicles or a mini-bus, with the best local accommodation available. They can be personalised to visit specific cemeteries, historic and commemorative sites in France. If you wish, you can visit a specific grave or where a particular regiment fought.
     

    YOU WILL VISIT
    • Paris
    • Corbie
    • Villers-Bretonneux
    • Peronne
    • Fromelles
    • Pozieres
    • Flanders
    CONTACT US ABOUT THIS ITINERARY
    Email enquiries@swisseurope.com.au
    Phone (02) 8270 4866
    Address Level 3
    332 Kent St
    Sydney 2000
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    For a different style of holiday in France, visit the French Fields of Remeberance. These guided tours are organised and guided by Australians for Australians, in private vehicles or a mini-bus, with the best local accommodation available. They can be personalised to visit specific cemeteries, historic and commemorative sites in France. If you wish, you can visit a specific grave or where a particular regiment fought.
     

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    André Rieu, the enchanting violin virtuoso from Maastricht in Holland, is one of the most successful performers in show business at the moment. In 2012 he will once again be in Austria presenting an evening of unforgettable entertainment in Vienna. His new programme features a brilliant mix of Viennese waltzes, evergreens, classic film music, lively polkas, as well a well-known pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, and Verdi. Rieu completely masters the art of combining mainstream and classical music through outstanding, perfectly staged solo interpretations.

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